Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-29
TERRIBLE CRASH.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
HoRsEsH0E-BEHD ACCIDENT.
The Killed and wounded-A Frightful
Scene Details as Given by
the Passengers.
by telegraph % tho pI.patch.l


PITTsBuRGH, Pa, May 2S.-The latest re.
ports from the scene OF The accident at
| Horseshoe Bend, on the Pennsylvania rail-
road, last night, state that eight were killed
and six injured. Four were Killed out.
right, and the others have since died. The
Inflated train arrived at the Union depot
In this city at 1880 O'Clock this morning
with some ninety passengers aboard. For
four long hours agroup OF anxious mortals
paced up and down the passige.ways lin
geIiug impatently and In awful suspense
as 10 the fate Of their friends, who hid taken
passage on the fast line and were expected
10 arrive In this city at 1855 O'Clock last
night. Mauy were the inquiries OF the
depot officials regarding the nature OF the
terrible accident. OF which they all had
heard. but either they could not or would
not give the PARTICULARS. Every minute
seemed an hour 10 the waiting crowd, and
when tie sbril whistle at last signalled the
arrival Of the wrecked tram all eyes were
turned toward It.
Almost the first person TO step from the
train was Miss McMabon, a school-teacher
in Florida, who wa, on her way to her home,
IN Beaver Falls, tins state. Miss McMa-
hon furnished an account OF the awful
catastrophe which overlook the flst-liue
train. The story Is best told in her own
words. a. follows: II was sitting about
the middle of the second coach from the
engine. The train was running at high
rate Of speed when the accident happened.
The shock was terrific. ] was thrown
violently against the seat in front OF me.
The train stopped suddenly.
"In minute all was confusion and was
at loss TO know what had happened. !
al. -.
the coach In rear Of the one was IN, and
at once knew that something awful had hap
pcned. | raised the window and looked
out. The sight frightened me. The en-
tire sides " the two coaches Immediately in
the rear Of the One1 was in were crushed
IN. could see the passengers climbing
out over the coal-cars lying on the adloin-
ing track. The passengers who were not
injured assisted in removing the killed and
wounded. 1t was q sight that / will never
forget. Several women in the ear swOOned
away when they saw what had happened"
j. II. Peach, Of Belyue, Milllin county,
this state. was q passenger on the third
coach fI0m the smoking. car, and relates
graphic account OF the heart.rending scenes
which followed the death-dealing crash.
81 wa, sitting about four seats TO the rear
Of Dale Graham. When the trains colhded
the entire side Of orr coach was crushed in
and Young Graham was literally buried be-
Icatb the ruins. Not a moan escaped his
lips. and he must have died instantly, for
he was about the first victim we set about
tOrccOycr. When eNtriclted from the wreck
his form was liieleSS. The SIDE OF the ear
was crushed down on top OF him, aud this,
with a large quantity OF coal from freight
car, had crushed the young mans life be-
fore any assistance could be rendered. |
never want 10 witness such distressing
scenes again. IL makes my flesh culver
when think about II.
"1bc piercing sbriebS Of the women
mingled with the agoniZing cries Of the
men completely OyelpOwercd me now, al
though wbCn the sad calamity occurred |
managed to keep possession Of my senses
and aided in rescung the victims 10 the
pest OF my ability. We must have been
running a the rate OF about thirty miles an
hour al the time the collision occurred. and
the freight train, ! should Judge, was going
about tNeyc miles an hour. The freight
was heavily loaded. aud the terrible crash
caused panic among the passengers. |
am surprised that three times as many were
not dashed into eternity
The official list OF the killed and injured
furnished by the railroad company gives
six killed and eight injured. The names
Of the killed are a. follows: u. i. Graham,
son Of X->peaker Graham, OF Allegheny
Wymer SNYDER. OF Shlmokin, Pa; John
Dayi-, Of East Liberty, news boy; John
II. StaufIcr, Of Louisville, Ohio; Charles
Biedleman. Of Brinsticld, Noble county.
Md; Charles i. MOrrei, No. - east Fifty
third street. New York. Two OF the eight
injured are reported dead, but the report
is not confirmed. Neither train was run
ming at hish speed, or the disaster would
have been greater. The accident wa>
caused hy the breaking of IN axle on the
freight train, causing a freight-car 10 drop
towards The adjoining track at the moment
the passenger train was passing.